503 Evelyn
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 19 January 1903 |
Designations | |
(503) Evelyn | |
1903 LF | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 113.24 yr (41362 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2031 AU (479.18 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.2418 AU (335.37 Gm) |
2.7225 AU (407.28 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.17655 |
4.49 yr (1640.7 d) | |
98.1577° | |
0° 13m 9.876s / day | |
Inclination | 5.0103° |
68.903° | |
42.058° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 87.58 ± 3.58 km[2] 81.68±4.9 km[1] |
Mass | (2.85 ± 0.34) × 1018 kg[2] |
Mean density | 8.10 ± 1.38 g/cm3[2] |
38.728 h (1.6137 d) | |
0.0585±0.008 | |
9.3 | |
503 Evelyn is a main belt asteroid discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan on 19 January 1903. The asteroid was named after Evelyn Smith Dugan, mother of the discoverer.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "503 Evelyn (1903 LF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
External links
[edit]- 503 Evelyn at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 503 Evelyn at the JPL Small-Body Database